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« Monday June 02, 2008 »
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Start: 7:00 pm
End: 10:00 pm

Week of Events at Evergreen Sit-In!

All events are in the Sem 1 building on the 4th floor, just outside of administrator Art Costantino’s office. Every event is completely free and open to all. Students and staff (including faculty) are encouraged to come as well as community members. Take some time off from the stressfulness of class and work this week and relax at a musical performance, film screening or educational workshop.

Sunday June 1st A Night of Musical Acoustic Insurgency

7PM Sem 1 - 4th Floor (sight of the sit-in)

Featuring: * David Rovics * Danny Kelly & Mark Eckert (from Heliotroupe) Free admission. Fun times. The magic continues.

Monday June 2nd 7PM

Screening of Pan’s Labyrinth. 9:30PM Screening of Dark Side of Oz (The Wizard of Oz, minus the sound, plus the album Dark Side of the Moon equals insanity.)

Tuesday June 3rd 7PM Kimya Dawson live in concert!

She was kicked out of Evergreen by the administration before, but she’s back by popular demand.

Wednesday June 4th

People’s University reconvenes for classes. Education of, by and for the community. Workshops include: * Student activism in India – Local activist, pacifist and former UN peacekeeper Dr. Muhammad Ayub will give a talk about his experience as a student activist and organizer in India. * GI Resistance - The history of the role soldiers played in ending the Vietnam war and what it means for us today. * Sanctuary City – the project to make Olympia a sanctuary city for both GI war resisters and undocumented workers. * Community Accountability & Sexual Assault - A discussion on something very important that is often overlooked or ignored.

Start: 9:00 am
End: 12:00 pm

Briana Waters' sentencing, originally scheduled for May 30, then moved to June 2, has been postponed. Stay tuned for updates.


Start: 5:30 pm

Crafts Night

Monday, June 2nd
First United Methodist Church, 1224 Legion Way SE
Join us for a potluck at 5:30.

Bring the kids, crafts fun for everyone.
Sock monkeys! Knitting! Quilting!
Creating crazy tea hats in preparation for...

For more information, contact: POWER Parents Organizing For Welfare and Economic Rights
701 Franklin Street SE Olympia, WA 98501
360-352-9716 toll free 866-343-9716
welfarerights@riseup.net
http://www.oly-wa.us/power/
http://www.myspace.com/parentsorganizing

POWER is an organization of low-income parents and allies advocating for a strong social safety net while working toward a world where children and care giving are truly valued, and the devastation of poverty has been eradicated.

Start: 6:45 pm
End: 9:00 pm
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Join NVC trainer Liv Monroe for her next fun and engaging Introduction to Nonviolent Communication. Learn usable skills to reduce criticism, blame, defensiveness.... gain proficiency in communicating honestly, in connecting with your own and other's real feelings and needs, and in asking for what you want.

Monday, June 2, 6:45 to 9 PM, at the Lincoln Elementary School cafeteria, 213 21st Ave. SE, Olympia. For info, call Liv at 357-4503. No charge but donations are appreciated.

for more information about nonviolent communication: Center for Nonviolent Communication
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